I believe that even quite recently (in the last year or two) China was found
to be inflating its growth estimates significantly, and I have some
economically minded Indian friends who claim Indian estimates are also
intentionally inflated. I believe at the collapse of the Soviet Union it was
I recall a Japanese econ grad student telling me that in fact real interest
rates were negative for some span and people were STILL saving in the late
nineties in Japan. He also blamed several bubbles at the time (notably,
real estate in Japan) on this. Interesting if true... (Anyone know the
experiments -- incentives completely lacking by
nature in a survey. However, this may be completely different in
particular subfields.
-- John Morrow
I don't know if this is true, but I have been told the #1 shoplifted item is
Preparation H and like ointments -- this seems to fit in well with the theory
that people want to remain anonymous in purchasing V!agra...
decreases over their
20's and 30's and female libido peaks around 35-38? (Think Battle of the
Sexes over several periods...) Wild conjectures welcomed.
-- John Morrow
Quoting Bryan Caplan [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I just read the well-reviewed *Women Don't Ask* by Babcock and
Laschever. Main thesis
